HyperDic: gilding_metal

English > 1 sense of the expression gilding metal:
NOUNsubstancegilding metala brass that is rich in copper
English > gilding metal: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that were to be gilded.
BroaderbrassAn alloy of copper and zinc

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